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Program Spotlight
The Mayor's Fund seeks to support innovative programs that make the lives of Angelenos measurably better.
Los Angeles is a creative capital for the entire world. Brand LA and LA Original showcase this city’s diverse makers and boundless creative energy.
Millions of immigrants live in Los Angeles. MFLA backs programs that help them access services and integrate further into the life of L.A.
This door-to-door campaign pilot focused on encouraging Angelenos to say “yes” to housing for the homeless in or near their communities.
An innovative and prosperous city needs protection from the latest threats. With support from MFLA’s SPARK grants, this partnership builds the foundation for the nation’s first-ever city-based cybersecurity lab.
When a major disaster comes to Los Angeles, MFLA will be prepared to provide immediate relief supplies and pay personnel, and coordinate donations through an active fundraising page.
Through L.A.’s Domestic Abuse Response Teams program, trained victim advocates partner with the LAPD to provide services and support to Angelenos affected by domestic violence.
The City of Los Angeles now has the nation’s first publicly available earthquake early warning mobile application: ShakeAlertLA.
Los Angeles is the world’s entertainment hub, and it’s also one of the world’s most diverse cities. We’re supporting a cross-sector initiative to help the entertainment industry embrace that diversity and its creative potential.
Los Angeles is leading the creation of an international network of cities committed to sharing best practices and pursuing collective action to achieve gender equity.
Mayor Garcetti’s youth employment initiative coordinates public and private resources to expand job opportunities for L.A.’s next generation of talent. MFLA is supporting the program as it aims for 20,000 year-round youth hires by 2020.
Putting an end to homelessness in L.A. will take a village. We’re supporting partnership efforts to confront housing shortages, help veterans and families, and turn lives around.
A community outreach campaign seeks inclusive and palatable solutions to homelessness, with a focus on using City-owned land for much needed affordable housing.
The Housing Crisis Solutions Team will bring the Mayoral staff together with a variety of City departments to coordinate the City’s response to the housing crisis.
An innovative partnership effort provides two years of free community college to Los Angeles Unified School District students, now a model for all of California.
The new Mayor’s Office of Volunteerism and Engagement will support Angelenos who want to make a positive change in this city. MOVE builds on our success with partnerships, platforms, and civic engagement.
The Mayor’s Young Ambassador Initiative was created to provide young Angelenos with the transformative experience of traveling abroad and help them take advantage of global opportunities in L.A. and beyond.
Boosting small business and entrepreneurship with private sector expertise and public sector reach.
With support from the Toyota Mobility Foundation, a set of innovative machine learning technologies will help traffic planners study the movement of pedestrians and bicycles, maximizing safety for everyone on the road.
The National League of Cities 2018 City Summit brought 3,800 local government representatives and elected officials from across the country to Los Angeles to discuss local-level challenges and learn from L.A.’s example.
The Operations Innovation Team tackled comprehensive reform of the City’s key operating systems, leveraging cross-sector expertise.
The Neighborhood Youth Arts Profile is a key component of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Arts Profile, a citywide effort that tracks cultural and socioeconomic indicators across all Los Angeles neighborhoods.
The Purposeful Aging Los Angeles (PALA) initiative is a multi-sector partnership created to help the L.A. region prepare for a dramatic demographic shift in the older adult population in the coming years.
A citywide water conservation awareness campaign to combat drought and promote good practices, Save the Drop was developed in partnership with locally-based design firm Omelet and the City of L.A.
To make doing business in L.A. easier for entrepreneurs and small operations, we coordinated with the Mayor’s Office to roll out the L.A. Business Portal. This online destination contains valuable resources to plan, start, manage, and grow local businesses.
Summer Night Lights is a nationally recognized model of effective civic partnerships. By keeping L.A. parks open during summer nights, SNL curtails crime and provides space and programming for families and young people.
Introduced in 2015 with MFLA support, the Mayor’s Sustainable City pLAn lays out bold goals and the strategies to get there. The pLAn has unlocked collaboration between government, the private sector, and innovative Angelenos.
In partnership with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, we’re working to apply the United Nations’ powerful framework right here in L.A. through a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Executive Fellowship.
Leonard Hill’s generous contribution will fund an arts plaza adjacent to the reconstructed Sixth Street Bridge, estimated to be complete in 2019.
L.A.’s Women in STEM initiative promotes gender diversity and pay equity for women in STEM positions from entry-level to leadership through mentorship, networking, and community building programs for girls and women pursuing STEM careers.
To highlight progress toward gender equity in L.A., the address and conference brought 700 Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students together with inspiring women leaders from across sectors.
This innovative, tech-driven pilot program will provide young people with new ways to access employers and build long-term career paths, breaking the cycle of poverty.
Past Programs
Great Streets envisions L.A. thoroughfares that are accessible and useful to all. MFLA is backing a key partnership initiative to support small businesses along the city’s first 15 Great Streets.
Too many of our heroes encounter their greatest challenge here at home: they’re living on the streets of Los Angeles.
This initiative seeks to create a piloted after-hours drop in center to meet the health and safety needs of unsheltered members of the transgender community.
Sparking the arts in a great but underutilized space, a planning process set the groundwork for L.A.’s next cultural hub.
With support from MFLA, the Young Ethnographers summer jobs program gave youth from L.A.’s Promise Zone a chance to survey their communities and build skills.
MFLA served as fiscal agent for Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, a vast, collaborative exhibition of Latin American and Latino art. We partnered with the Getty Foundation and the City’s Department of Cultural Affairs to pull off a one-of-a-kind exposition.
Involvement in the criminal justice system shouldn’t mean an end to all future opportunities. We’re supporting a free legal clinic to help former offenders get back on their feet and build better lives.
MFLA supported L.A.'s online Business Portal from the start. Now its small business and entrepreneurship resources are available in Spanish.
Launched in May 2014, the LA Summer of Learning (SOL) program transformed the City into a campus of learning for our most underserved youth.
To deliver on the Mayor’s bold Sustainable City pLAn, MFLA is partnering with the S.D. Bechtel, Jr Foundation to support an innovative data fellowship. So far, the fellow has delivered on several projects to track and improve L.A.’s water conservation efforts.
Embedded with LADOT, the one-year fellowship developed an action plan for Los Angeles to take advantage of technology as it looks to develop transportation solutions.
A 2015 summit brought together local and regional leaders from the U.S. and China to set goals and confirm emissions targets. MFLA acted as sole fiscal sponsor for the event.
Thanks to support from the Liberty Hill Foundation and LAPD officers, members of the Mayor’s Youth Council get a chance to interact with law enforcement and explore careers in public service.